Craviotto Solid Shell Snare DrumsWorks of Art For Working
DrummersMany collectors
prize Craviotto drums. We're flattered. Craviotto Custom Shop
drums are unique, featuring extraordinary rare or figured woods,
special finishes, and custom sizes. The Craviotto Lake Superior
maple and birch limited edition snares, presented by Drum
Workshop, became modern legends. The stunning birdseye maple,
rich real mahogany, vibrant cherry, and bold ash of the
Craviotto limited edition drums makes each a visual treat. But
all Craviotto drums are made to be played, with fittings built
to Johnny's exacting, "working drummer" specifications, and
supplied with throwoffs, such as the Trick GS 007 and the
Dunnett R Class, that are sturdy, swift, silent, and
state-of-the
-art. Craviotto drums combine the best of vintage sound and
classic design with modern durability. Craviotto Unlimited
snares take the working drummer ethic to the highest level.
Works of art? Yes. Delicate flowers? Absolutely not. Craviotto
Unlimiteds feature One piece Eastern Hardrock maple shells for
rock solid sound and reliability, matching reinforcing rings,
Remo Ambassador heads, Craviotto Diamond Cast Lugs and custom
snares, Dunnett R Class throwoff, sturdy gig bag, key-and a
spare head and set of sticks. These drums live to gig, and are
priced with working musicians in mind. Definitely NOT for
display purposes only. Craviotto Unlimited Series Solid Shell
Snare Drums

UnlimitedCraviotto Unlimited Series Solid Shell Snare Drums Developed to provide
drummers with an extraordinary alternative for everyday
situations, the new Unlimited Edition solid-shell maple snare
drum from Craviotto is the one drum for all occasions. These
superbly crafted instruments are created from a single piece of
hand-selected, premium-grade North American maple and combine
their classic solid-shell design with Craviotto’s proprietary
bending, curing and finishing processes.This unique combination
of methods and materials not only ensures the strength and
stability of the shell, it also gives the drum its distinctive
and highly desirable warmth, depth and sensitivity. In addition
to Craviotto’s legendary solid maple shell with matching top and
bottom reinforcing hoops and precisely applied bearing edges,
each Unlimited Edition drum features exclusive “Diamond” cast
lugs, badge and butt-plate. A rich, hand-rubbed natural satin
oil finish further enhances the drum’s overall appearance and
performance.

Now available at leading drum shops in your choice of color and
size options–including the new 5.5x13”, and 6.5x13” models–the
Craviotto Unlimited solid-shell maple snare drum is a great,
all-around “workhorse” that’s well-suited for any musical style.
In fact, with its unsurpassed quality, consistency and
versatility, the Unlimited Edition’s sound and performance
possibilities are– as its name clearly states– unlimited.

LimitedCraviotto Limited Series Solid Shell
Snare Drums
The Limited Edition Snare Drum Collection are the flagship drums
of the Craviotto Drum Co., and consist of high-performance and
highly collectible solid-shell snare drums, made from exotic
woods. American Ash, Birdseye Maple, Black Cherry and Mahogany
allow a distinctive quality of sound and response to emerge due
to the organic variety in the grain pattern and density and mass
of each board. The rarity and limited availability of these
exotic woods is what makes these drums Limited, with only 250
sequentially numbered drums of each collection produced.

American Ash is a hard, strong
yet relatively easy to process wood that has rarely been used in
drum manufacturing - despite its availability, ease of use and
excellent tonal characteristics. Perhaps its inclusion as one of
the four select wood types in the Craviotto Limited Edition
snare drum collection will help establish it as a mainstream
material for drum construction, as well. Craviotto Limited
Edition American Ash snare drums with matching reinforcing hoops
are available in a choice of two traditional sizes and, along
with their lightning-fast stick response, both drums possess a
clean, penetrating sound that is slightly darker and drier than
Maple yet brighter and fuller than Birch— creating a unique
collection of drums that offer a level of performance that must
be experienced to be fully appreciated.

The natural individuality of
pattern and appearance found with Birdseye Maple complements the
wood's tonal personality and makes each drum even more unusual
and unique - not only from other woods, but from one another.
The Birdseye Maple snare drums are acclaimed for their
unsurpassed visual beauty as well as their uncommon consistency,
stick response and articulation. Its tonal character features a
well-balanced blend of low-end body, midrange focus and high-end
crack. This drum is fitted with matching reinforcing hoops.

Cherry wood has traditionally
been chosen for cabinets, furniture and interior trim. In
addition to becoming increasingly popular for home, office and
automotive use, musical instruments made from Black Cherry wood
have also experienced a growth in demand. The ruddy,
reddish-brown color of the wood provides a distinctive
appearance while its hardness and density contribute to its
highly desirable tonal properties. The impressive aesthetic and
acoustic qualities of Cherry wood are further enhanced by they
care and superior workmanship that goes into all Craviotto
solid-shell snare drums. The Black Cherry snare drums, fitted
with matching reinforcing hoops, offer a bright, high-pitched
focused sound with the sensitivity, tone and response that is
well-suited for a wide variety of classical and contemporary
musical applications.

The Mahogany snare drums have a
distinctively dark, earthy tonal quality derived from the more
porous, less dense wood that naturally filters the instrument’s
high frequencies. The Maple reinforcing hoops are used as a way
to help counterbalance the Mahogany’s prominent lower overtones—
stabilizing the shell, raising the pitch and increasing its
projection without sacrificing its unique tonal tendencies.

In partnership with AK
Drums-Italy, Craviotto Drum Company will offer a limited number
of these exceptional COPPER snare drums. Fifty (50) of the 5.5 x
14 and Fifty (50) of the 6.5 x 14 Diamond Series COPPER Snare
Drum will be produced. Each drum will have it's individual
number engraved inside the shell. Built with Johnny Craviotto's
trademark snare-bed and signature hardware - The Craviotto
Diamond Series COPPER Snare Drum will be the diamond crown jewel
of your snare drum collection.

For more information on the
Craviotto Concert Series, please contact your local Craviotto
Drum Company Dealer, or contact Craviotto Drum Company direct:
info@Craviottodrums.com
/ 831-763-0855

Solid Shell SetsCraviotto Custom Shop & Classic
Series

Despite sporadic attempts, and a few isolated prototypes, no
drum manufacturer has succeeded in producing solid shell
drumsets for the American market-until now. This is hardly
surprising. For example, the machinery necessary to steam bend,
mold, lathe, turn and finish round single ply bass drum shells,
that will stay true, has proven an especially daunting task,
considered to be impractical, and too costly for production
purposes. Premium boards large enough to be fashioned into the
22" and 24" bass drums now finding renewed favor are scarce, and
transforming them into musical instruments is a daunting
process. Johnny Craviotto thinks its worth it. When you play a
Craviotto kit, whether you favor Craviotto Classic traditional
jazz sizes, the Custom Shop's thunderous Big Band sizes, or the
progressive, streamlined Craviotto Custom Shop & Classic Series,
we think you'll agree: nothing else sounds like a one ply kit.

Custom Shop Series
The Craviotto Custom Shop offers a complete selection of
Maple and Exotic wood shells, sizes, hardware and
finishes. Each superbly-crafted, one-of-a-kind set
includes your personalized specifications and a
certificate of authenticity along with a consultation
with master drum builder Johnny Craviotto, himself. For
pricing and availability contact an authorized Craviotto
Drum Co. Dealer.

Bass 14”x24”Snare 8”x14”Rack 9”x13”Floor Tom 16”x16” 16”x18”

Custom finishes and other features are available at
additional cost.
Please refer to your nearest Craviotto Drum dealer for
more information.

Craviotto Classic Series
Designed for the traditionalist, this series features
standard sized drums with the distinctive Craviotto
natural wood tone.

Today, with the launch of
the Craviotto Drum Company, Johnny continues to both refine
and redefine the art and science of solid-shell drum
construction. The perfect balance of old and new, tradition
and innovation, craftsmanship and performance— or as close
to perfect as humanly possible— Craviotto’s Limited Edition
Solid-Shell snare drums are sure to accomplish something
that only a handful of truly exceptional drums have ever
been able to do: simultaneously raise the bar for drum
makers and drum players.